Z score - a sound evaluation system - UWU Vice Chancellor

The responsibility for the delay was appeared to be
thrown from Department of examinations to the University Grants
Commission, back and forth to result the students who sat for the
examination to have sleepless nights.

‘Don’t politicise GCE AL mishap’

The outgoing Exams Chief Anura Edirisinghe spoke
to the Sunday Observer to explain the reasons for the GCE Advanced
Level district rank mishap and why students should not panic over
the issue. He voiced concern over the attempts by different quarters
with vested interests to blow the issue out of proportion and
discredit hard earned reputation of the Sri Lanka’s Examinations
Department.

‘Technical error, now rectified’

Commenting on the controversial GCE A/L results
Emeritus Professor J. Jinadasa said that this year there were no
errors except for a simple error in the district ranking. There
should not be a big fuss over this issue. We should make it clear to
the students that no injustice would be done to them and the making
of answer scripts was perfect. The district and Island rankings will
be re-examined soon and as such, students need not panic.

Vehicle Monitoring System for first time

The fisheries Industry will enjoy the benefits
of modern technical know-how. The Fisheries Ministry plans to
introduce for the first time a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) by the
end of this year, Ministry sources said. With the introduction of
the VMS, loss of life and property will be minimised. Messages can
be passed onto fishermen via satellite. Sudden changes in weather
conditions can be easily monitored and can be given to fishermen who
are at deep sea.